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      Terms of Service Agreement</h2>

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      This is our Terms of Service Agreement for the services provided at this 
      website.&nbsp; If you have any questions about this, please send an e-mail 
      to
      <a href="mailto:offcampus@union.rpi.edu?subject=Terms of Service Question">
      offcampus@union.rpi.edu</a> and we will attempt to resolve the issue.</p>
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      <b>1. Terms of Service Agreement</b></p>

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      The Rensselaer Union provides the Off Campus Housing service which is 
      subject to this Terms of Service (&quot;TOS&quot;) Agreement.&nbsp; We are permitted 
      to make updates to this TOS at anytime without providing notice to our 
      clients.&nbsp; An updated version of the TOS is always available at the 
      Off Campus Housing website.</p>
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      <b>2. Description of Service</b></p>
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      The Rensselaer Union provides a system of access to members of the 
      Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute (&quot;RPI&quot;) community to search rental 
      properties (the &quot;Content&quot;) as listed by area landlords (the &quot;User&quot; and the &quot;Service&quot;).&nbsp; New features 
      added to the Service fall under the TOS.&nbsp; The Service is provided 
      &quot;as-is&quot; without any guarantee of quality or continuity.&nbsp; Neither the 
      Rensselaer Union nor RPI assumes responsibility for the timeliness, 
      deletion, mis-delivery, or failure to store any information or settings.</p>

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      You are responsible for obtaining access to the Service and that access 
      may involve third party fees (such as Internet service provider or airtime 
      charges). You are responsible for those fees, including those fees 
      associated with the display or delivery of advertisements. In addition, 
      you must provide and are responsible for all equipment necessary to access 
      the Service.</p>
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      <b>3. User Registration</b></p>
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      When you register for any of the services on this website, you agree not 
      to misrepresent yourself.&nbsp; You agree to provide accurate name, 
      contact information, and property listings.&nbsp; Users caught misrepresenting 
      themselves or any properties they list will be promptly removed from the 
      Service under the provisions outlined in paragraph 5.</p>

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      <b>4. User Account and Password Security</b></p>
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      Due to the nature of the material stored in the system, you will request a 
      unique username and password combination during registration.&nbsp; You 
      are obligated to keep this information secure.&nbsp; You are responsible 
      for any activities performed using your account.&nbsp; If your username 
      and password combination has been compromised, you are required to notify 
      the Rensselaer Union via e-mail <a href="mailto:(offcampus@union.rpi.edu">
      (offcampus@union.rpi.edu</a>) immediately.&nbsp; You are also responsible 
      for logging out of any terminals when you have finished your session.</p>

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      <b>5. Cancellation of Accounts and Banning of Users</b></p>
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      In the event that you violate any of the terms as presented in the TOS or 
      Equal Housing Opportunity Statement (&quot;EHOS&quot;), your account will be 
      terminated at the discretion of the Rensselaer Union.&nbsp; Once 
      terminated, you are not permitted to create another account, and doing so 
      would be considered unlawful entry into a computer system, punishable 
      under applicable state and federal law.&nbsp; The Rensselaer Union 
      reserves the right to terminate any account or ban any user without notice 
      or reason.</p>
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      <b>6. Accuracy of Content</b></p>
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      By posting listings for property using this Service, you agree that all 
      information is accurate and that the property listed is actually for sale.&nbsp; 
      In order to post information about a property, you must be the owner of 
      the property or have the appropriate power of attorney.</p>
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      Any user  posting inaccurate information is subject to the account 
      cancellation terms as outlined in paragraph 5.</p>
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      <b>7. Content Submitted to the Service</b></p>
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      Users may elect to submit various electronic data (i.e. digital photos, 
      etc) for posting on parts of this Service.&nbsp; By submitting this data, 
      the user<br>
      agrees to license the work to the Rensselaer Union so that it may be posted in public areas 
      on the Service for the sole purpose of promoting rental properties.&nbsp; This 
      license expires once the content is removed from the Service.&nbsp; The User 
      also agrees that by submitting they own the rights to that data and 
      consent to its posting without notice or right to appeal.</p>

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      <b>8. Indemnity</b></p>
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      You agree to indemnify and hold the Rensselaer Union and RPI, and its 
      subsidiaries, affiliates, officers, agents, co-branders or other partners, 
      and employees, harmless from any claim or demand, including reasonable 
      attorneys' fees, made by any third party due to or arising out of Content 
      you submit, post, transmit or make available through the Service, your use 
      of the Service, your connection to the Service, your violation of the TOS, 
      or your violation of any rights of another.</p>
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      <b>9. Resale of Service</b></p>
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      You agree not to reproduce, duplicate, copy, sell, resell or exploit for 
      any commercial purposes, any portion of the Service, use of the Service, 
      or access to the Service.</p>
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      <b>10. External Links</b></p>
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      The appearance of hyperlinks does not constitute endorsement by the 
      Rensselaer Union or RPI of the Web site or the information, products or 
      services contained therein.&nbsp; The Rensselaer Union does not exercise 
      control over the information you may find at these locations.&nbsp; Such 
      links are provided consistent with the purpose of this web site.</p>

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      <b>11. Proprietary Rights</b></p>
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      You acknowledge and agree that the Service and any necessary software used 
      in connection with the Service (&quot;Software&quot;) contain proprietary and 
      confidential information that is protected by applicable intellectual 
      property and other laws.&nbsp; Except as expressly authorized by the 
      Rensselaer Union, you agree not to modify, rent, lease, loan, sell, 
      distribute or create derivative works based on the Service or the 
      Software, in whole or in part.</p>
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      The Rensselaer Union grants you a personal, non-transferable and 
      non-exclusive right and license to use the client-side code of its Software on 
      a single computer; provided that you do not (and do not allow any third 
      party to) copy, modify, create a derivative work of, reverse engineer, 
      reverse assemble or otherwise attempt to discover any source code, sell, 
      assign, sublicense, grant a security interest in or otherwise transfer any 
      right in the Software. You agree not to modify the Software in any manner 
      or form, or to use modified versions of the Software, including (without 
      limitation) for the purpose of obtaining unauthorized access to the 
      Service.&nbsp; You agree not to access the Service by any means other than 
      through the interface that is provided by the Rensselaer Union for use in 
      accessing the Service.</p>

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      <b>12. Limitation of Liability</b></p>
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      YOU EXPRESSLY UNDERSTAND AND AGREE THAT THE RENSSELAER UNION AND RPI SHALL 
      NOT BE LIABLE FOR ANY DIRECT, INDIRECT, INCIDENTAL, SPECIAL, CONSEQUENTIAL 
      OR EXEMPLARY DAMAGES, INCLUDING BUT NOT LIMITED TO, DAMAGES FOR LOSS OF 
      PROFITS, GOODWILL, USE, DATA OR OTHER INTANGIBLE LOSSES (EVEN IF THE 
      RENSSELAER UNION HAS BEEN ADVISED OF THE POSSIBILITY OF SUCH DAMAGES), 
      RESULTING FROM: (i) THE USE OR THE INABILITY TO USE THE SERVICE; (ii) THE 
      COST OF PROCUREMENT OF SUBSTITUTE GOODS AND SERVICES RESULTING FROM ANY 
      GOODS, DATA, INFORMATION OR SERVICES PURCHASED OR OBTAINED OR MESSAGES 
      RECEIVED OR TRANSACTIONS ENTERED INTO THROUGH OR FROM THE SERVICE; (iii) 
      UNAUTHORIZED ACCESS TO OR ALTERATION OF YOUR TRANSMISSIONS OR DATA; (iv) 
      STATEMENTS OR CONDUCT OF ANY THIRD PARTY ON THE SERVICE; OR (v) ANY OTHER 
      MATTER RELATING TO THE SERVICE.</p>
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      <b>13. General Information</b></p>
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      The TOS constitute the entire agreement between you and the Rensselaer 
      Union and govern your use of the Service, superceding any prior agreements 
      between you and the Rensselaer Union.&nbsp; The TOS and the relationship 
      between you and the Rensselaer Union shall be governed by the laws of the 
      State of New York without regard to its conflict of law provisions.&nbsp; 
      You and the Rensselaer Union agree to submit to the personal and exclusive 
      jurisdiction of the courts located within the county of Rensselaer, New 
      York.&nbsp; The failure of the Rensselaer Union to exercise or enforce any 
      right or provision of the TOS shall not constitute a waiver of such right 
      or provision.&nbsp; If any provision of the TOS is found by a court of 
      competent jurisdiction to be invalid, the parties nevertheless agree that 
      the court should endeavor to give effect to the parties' intentions as 
      reflected in the provision, and the other provisions of the TOS remain in 
      full force and effect.&nbsp; You agree that regardless of any statute or 
      law to the contrary, any claim or cause of action arising out of or 
      related to use of the Service or the TOS must be filed within one (1) year 
      after such claim or cause of action arose or be forever barred.</p>
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      The section titles in the TOS are for convenience only and have no legal 
      or contractual effect.</p>

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      <b>14. Violations</b></p>
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      Any violations to the TOS may be reported directly to the Rensselaer Union 
      via e-mail:
      <a href="mailto:offcampus@union.rpi.edu?subject=Terms of Service Violation Report">
      offcampus@union.rpi.edu</a>.</p>
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